Error detection/correction and fault detection/recovery – Data processing system error or fault handling – Reliability and availability
Reexamination Certificate
2006-12-05
2006-12-05
Beausoliel, Robert (Department: 2113)
Error detection/correction and fault detection/recovery
Data processing system error or fault handling
Reliability and availability
C714S006130, C714S042000, C711S158000, C711S162000, C369S053170, C369S047130
Reexamination Certificate
active
07146522
ABSTRACT:
A system and method for a file server to allocate spare disks in a network storage system. The method determines the available spare disks and first selects those disks that satisfy one or more required rules. The method sorts the spare disks by a set of ordered policies to determine a highest-ranked disk that is then selected as the spare to be utilized. If multiple disks are equally ranked, one of the equally ranked disks is randomly chosen to be the spare disk allocated.
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Coatney Susan M.
Cramer Samuel M.
Larson Richard O.
Rowe Alan L.
Sarma Joydeep sen
Beausoliel Robert
Cesari and McKenna LLP
Network Appliance Inc.
Puente Emerson
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